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Achieving the Dream, 2021
Achieving the Dream (ATD) is one of 12 higher education and digital learning organizations that make up the Every Learner Everywhere (Every Learner) Network, whose mission is to help higher education institutions improve and ensure more equitable student outcomes through advances in digital learning, particularly among poverty-impacted, racially…
Descriptors: Courseware, Introductory Courses, Community Colleges, Computer Uses in Education
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Bullock, Emma P.; Webster, Joseph S.; Jones, Dustin L. – International Journal for Technology in Mathematics Education, 2021
This paper introduces the Affording Understanding Conceptual Framework as a way for mathematics teacher educators to analyze student 's perceptions of a digital math tool 's helpfulness (e.g., GeoGebra) versus the instructor's perceptions when seeking insights into how a lesson design could be improved. An example of this action research process…
Descriptors: Affordances, Barriers, Courseware, Technology Integration
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Zhan, Wei; Porter, Jay R.; Morgan, Joseph A. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2014
This paper discusses the design and implementation of laboratories and course projects using LabVIEW in an instrumentation course. The pedagogical challenge is to enhance students' learning of digital communication using LabVIEW. LabVIEW was extensively used in the laboratory sessions, which better prepared students for the course projects. Two…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Virtual Classrooms, Courseware, Database Management Systems
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Huett, Jason Bond; Young, Jon; Huett, Kimberly Cleaves; Moller, Leslie; Bray, Marty – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2008
The purpose of this research was to manipulate the component of confidence found in Keller's ARCS Model to enhance the confidence and performance of undergraduate students enrolled in an online course at a Texas University. This experiment used SAM Office 2003 and WebCT for the delivery of the tactics, strategies, confidence-enhancing e-mails…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Undergraduate Students, Online Courses, Instructional Effectiveness
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Kimmel, Jonella J.; Garcia, Criselda G. – Teacher Education and Practice, 2003
In addition to acquiring an appropriate undergraduate degree and passing a subject area ExCET exam, preservice teachers in Texas are required to pass the Professional Development Examination for the Certification of Educators in Texas (ExCET PD) to become certified teachers. This study was designed to examine the effects of a 5-week WebCT online…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Seminars, Teacher Certification, Computer Software Evaluation